Munster Township, Pennsylvania

The township was perhaps named after the province of Munster in Ireland.[4]

Munster Township is located east of the center of Cambria County around the coordinates 40.45 N by 78.7 W, about 5 miles (8 km) east of Ebensburg, the county seat, and 18 miles (29 km) west-southwest of Altoona. The unincorporated community of Munster is situated in the center of the township.

U.S. Route 22, a four-lane expressway, crosses the center of the township from east to west, with one exit at the village of Munster.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Munster Township has a total area of 14.1 square miles (36.6 km²), of which 14.1 square miles (36.4 km²) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km²), or 0.42%, is water.[3]

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 675 people, 227 households, and 177 families residing in the township.

The population density was 47.8 inhabitants per square mile (18.5/km²). There were 240 housing units at an average density of 17.0/sq mi (6.6/km²).

The racial makeup of the township was 99.56% White, 0.15% African American, and 0.30% from two or more races.

There were 227 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 68.7% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.38.

Within the township, the population was spread out, with 25.6% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 11.3% who were eighteen to twenty-four, 27.3% who were twenty-five to forty-four, 25.2% forty-five to sixty-four, and 10.7% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-seven years.

For every one hundred females, there were 101.5 males. For every one hundred females aged eighteen or older, there were 100.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,188, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $31,667 compared with that of $19,833 for females.

The per capita income for the township was $15,762.

Approximately 4.8% of families and 6.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those who were aged sixty-five or older. No residents under the age of eighteen were impoverished.

40°30′03″N 78°40′02″W